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Mérinchal |
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Mérinchal
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| Country | France |
| Region | Limousin |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Aubusson |
| Canton | Crocq |
| Intercommunality | Haut Pays Marchois |
| Mayor | Marie-Françoise Ventenat (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 656–784 m (2,152–2,572 ft) (avg. 735 m/2,411 ft) |
| Land area1 | 45.45 km2 (17.55 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 745 (2008) |
| - Density | 16 /km2 (41 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23131/ 23420 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Mérinchal is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.
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A large area of farming, forestry, lakes and streams comprising several villages and hamlets situated some 15 miles (24 km) east of Aubusson, at the junction of the D27, D28 and the D31 roads and also on the D941.
The commune has the department of Puy-de-Dôme on its eastern border and is also the source of the Cher River. A TER railway service connects the commune with Montlucon, at the station in the hamlet of Léstrade.
| Historical populations | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 1,175 | — |
| 1968 | 1,187 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 1,159 | −2.4% |
| 1982 | 1,032 | −11.0% |
| 1990 | 907 | −12.1% |
| 1999 | 821 | −9.5% |
| 2008 | 745 | −9.3% |
Mérinchal is twinned with: Öhningen, Germany since 1984.